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A visionary adventurer : Arsène Lacarrière Latour, 1778-1837 : the unusual travels of a Frenchman in the Americas
- Title
- A visionary adventurer : Arsène Lacarrière Latour, 1778-1837 : the unusual travels of a Frenchman in the Americas / by Jean Garrigoux ; translated by Gordon S. Brown.
- Author
- Garrigoux, Jean
- Publication
- Lafayette, LA : University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, [2017]
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Details
- Description
- viii, 332 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm
- Uniform Title
- Aventurier visionnaire. English
- Alternative Title
- Aventurier visionnaire.
- Subjects
- French
- Architects
- Latour, Arsène Lacarrière, 1778-1837
- Military engineers
- Filibusters
- Louisiana
- Louisiana > New Orleans
- French > United States > Biography
- New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815
- Architects > United States > Biography
- Latour, Arsène Lacarrière, 1778-1837 > Travel > America
- 1812-1815
- War of 1812
- New Orleans, Battle of (Louisiana : 1815)
- Travel
- Biography
- Military engineers > Louisiana > Biography
- Filibusters > United States > Biography
- Cantal (France) > Biography
- United States > Army > Biography
- France > Cantal
- United States > History > War of 1812 > Participation, French
- History
- Military participation > French
- America
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-319) and index.
- Contents
- The son of the lieutenant general -- A young man during the Revolution -- Service in Saint Domingue -- An architect in the United States -- From secret agent to chief engineer -- The New Orleans Campaign -- From history to intelligence work -- Agent of the Corsairs and counselor to his Catholic Majesty -- Don Arsenio seduced by Havana -- The businessman -- The bridges of despair -- Sem tornats.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-1248
- ISBN
- 9781935754930
- 1935754939
- LCCN
- 2016044858
- OCLC
- 959965347
- Author
- Garrigoux, Jean, author.
- Title
- A visionary adventurer : Arsène Lacarrière Latour, 1778-1837 : the unusual travels of a Frenchman in the Americas / by Jean Garrigoux ; translated by Gordon S. Brown.
- Publisher
- Lafayette, LA : University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, [2017]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-319) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1812-1815
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-1248